Mr Pathak, who came to the UK 30 years ago, said: “I am overwhelmed and humbled to receive this honour.

As my business has grown, the values that my parents instilled have always driven me. These are understanding the importance of education, the power of hard work and the necessity of giving back to your community.

“I believe especially that as a businessperson, I have a responsibility to give something back to the local

“It is for this reason that I established the Atul Pathak Community Awards.

“I would very much like to share this honour with my staff as well as those from the local community and charity groups for the outstanding and necessary work that they do.”

An 80-year-old grandmother was called a “f***ing bitch” in a “foul outburst” by her alleged murderer months before she was strangled with a lawnmower cord in a Colindale allotment shed, the Old Bailey heard today.